Marilyn never goes out of style

August 2, 2015

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Marilyn Monroe strikes a provocative pose in this Oleg Cassini basket weave chocolate velvet gown he had designed for wife Gene Tierney and that a fan magazine declared "the most risque design of the year." Cassini, in 1961, was appointed by Jacqueline Kennedy as the official couturier for the first lady and created the "Jackie Look" for her of stripped down versions of Chanel and pillbox hats. (Reprinted with permission from t)

Marilyn Monroe strikes a provocative pose in this Oleg Cassini basket weave chocolate velvet gown he had designed for wife Gene Tierney and that a fan magazine declared "the most risque design of the year." Cassini, in 1961, was appointed by Jacqueline Kennedy as the official couturier for the first lady and created the "Jackie Look" for her of stripped down versions of Chanel and pillbox hats. (Reprinted with permission from t)